Panthal Mart

If you’re ever down in Palakkad, you might find Panthal Mart. We are at 503 Vengassery Road in Ambalappara. Being near the Grama Panchayat makes it easy for people to spot us. It’s a basic shop where we keep a variety of things. We aren't a huge supermarket or anything, just a local mart for the folks living nearby. We spend our mornings stocking the shelves and making sure things look halfway decent. It’s a lot of lifting and moving boxes around. The floor is concrete and can get a bit cold in the rainy season. We don’t have any fancy displays, just regular shelves that do the job. We know most of our customers by name since they live just down the road. Sometimes we sit outside on a stool when it’s slow and watch the traffic go by on Vengassery Road. It’s a simple life. We don’t have a website or a big marketing plan. People just know we are here if they need something. We try to keep the prices fair and the stock fresh. It’s a one-man or two-man show most days. We deal with the delivery drivers and the local inspectors ourselves. It’s just a normal part of running a business in a place like Ambalappara. We like the pace of things here and the people we see every day.